IONOS vs Krystal
A detailed comparison to help you choose between IONOS and Krystal.
Quick Verdict
3.7/5
IONOS
0 reviews
4.0/5
Krystal
0 reviews
Krystal is rated higher (4.0 vs 3.7). 31 data centers per IONOS's VPS pages (10 primary cloud sites in EU/US) Krystal is a UK hosting company running entirely on renewable energy. Shared, VPS, and reseller hosting. UK-focused with strong ethics, GDPR compliance, and Reforestation pledge per signup.
IONOS German VPS with DDoS protection included | Krystal UK hosting powered by 100% renewable energy | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.7 (0 reviews) | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2/mo✓ | From $7/mo |
| Best for | European businesses and developers wanting production-ready VPS with EU data-residency, a listed German provider, and a clean path into cloud and GPU compute later | UK and EU businesses, charities, agencies and resellers who want transparent resource allocations, real UK support and verifiable green credentials, plus a UK-anchored cloud with S3-compatible storage |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB✓ | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Data-center count | 31✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.00✓ | €7.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.00✓ | €3.50 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Frankfurt x2, Berlin (DE), Paris (FR), London, Worcester (UK), Logrono (ES), Las Vegas (NV), Newark (NJ), Lenexa (KS) (US) | London, United KingdomAmsterdam, NetherlandsNew York, United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacentergdpr compliantwindows available | eu datacentergdpr compliant |
| Visit IONOS → | Visit Krystal → | |
IONOS
Pros
- + NVMe VPS with root from $2/mo intro ($6/mo steady) — unlimited traffic, no setup fees
- + Full resilience toolkit included: snapshots (server images), DDoS scrubbing, firewall, IPS/IDS, wildcard SSL
- + 1 IPv4 plus an entire IPv6/80 network on every plan; Windows Server 2022/2025 available
- + EU/US footprint with German data-residency story and ISO 27001 certification
- + Upgrade path to IONOS Cloud (per-minute billing, H200 GPU VMs, S3-compatible object storage) without changing providers
Cons
- - Promo pricing steps up at renewal ($2 -> $6/mo; $20 -> $68/mo on the top tier)
- - Cloud Panel tooling is less scriptable than developer-first rivals; no Terraform/API on the VPS+ product itself
- - Plesk costs $6/mo, extra IPv4s $5/mo each, and Cloud Backup is metered at $0.065/GB/month
- - Deployable VPS footprint is 10 EU/US sites — nothing in APAC, South America, or Africa
- - Broad rather than deep support; opinionated platform choices (2 email addresses, IONOS-shaped app catalog)
Krystal
Pros
- + Shared plans publish real CPU and RAM allocations — rare at this price
- + Concrete SLA: 100% network availability with service credits, 99.99% cloud uptime target
- + Verified sustainability: B Corp, 1% for the Planet, ISO 27001, renewable-powered data centres
- + UK-based support with phone access and a 60-day money-back guarantee
- + Krystal Cloud adds per-second VMs, S3-compatible storage and T4/L4 GPUs in London, Amsterdam and New York
Cons
- - Priced well above budget shared hosts for comparable raw resources
- - UK-centred: shared hosting is London-only, no APAC regions
- - 24/7 emergency phone support only on the pricier plans
- - Inconsistent DDoS figures (4,000Gbps vs 2.0 Tbps) across its own pages
- - Unlimited storage and bandwidth are bounded by inode limits and fair use
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